Bot Pot With Drainage Plate and Movable Arms!

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Bot Pot With Drainage Plate and Movable Arms!

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Here is a guide on how to make your own 3D printable Instructables bot flower pot! I mean, who doesn't love this iconic mascot? I've included the .stl file if you would like to skip to the printing part, but where's the fun in that?

Downloads

Supplies

  • Tinkercad
  • 3D printer

The Body

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Grab a half cylinder and merge a slightly smaller half cylinder hole inside of the first one. You won't be able to see any openings!

Head

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A cube for the head!

Arm Joints

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Add two sockets to the sides of the body (the sockets can be found under "connectors"). After that, place a hollow cube inside of the head and merge the entire thing.

Arms

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Slice off some of a half-cylinder to get an arm shape, and add a seated ball to the arm. Merge, and then copy and paste for the second arm.

Drainage Holes

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Add drainage holes to the bottom.

Drainage Plate Connectors

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Grab two cylinders and change the dimensions to 3 mm in diameter. Lift the body 5 mm above the surface, and move the cylinders underneath. Merge.

Drainage Plate

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Get a rectangle with the same dimensions as the bottom of the body. Add a slightly smaller rectangle to create an open box - don't merge yet!

Legs

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Make a leg from a rectangle and a cylinder. Merge and duplicate.

Adding the Legs

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Position the legs and merge the drainage plate.

Drainage Plate Connectors

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Get another cylinder and change to 6 mm in diameter. Add a hole in the middle with diameter 4 mm and merge.

Almost Done...

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Place the centre of these hollow cylinders so that they correspond with the centers of the drainage plate connectors on the body piece. Merge the drainage plate!

Decorate

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Decorate the bot! Use the scribble feature to draw a face.

Done!

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This is what the bot pot should look like after it has been printed and assembled. Remember, the arm joints snap on after you print them. Enjoy!